poder
Aragonese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.
Verb[edit]
poder
- to be able to, can
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.
Noun[edit]
poder m (plural poderes)
Verb[edit]
poder
- to be able to, can
Conjugation[edit]
Impersonal forms | |||||||
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Infinitive | poder | ||||||
Gerund | pudiendo | ||||||
Past participle | podíu | ||||||
Personal forms | |||||||
yo | tu | él~elli/-a/-o | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | ellos/-es | ||
Indicative | Present | puedo pueo |
puedes pues |
pue | podemos | podéis | pueden puen |
Imperfect preterite | podía | podíes | podía | podíemos~podíamos | podíais~podíeis | podíen | |
Perfect preterite | pudi | pudisti pudiesti |
pudo | pudimos pudiemos |
pudistis pudiestis |
pudieron | |
Pluperfect preterite | pudiera~pudiere | pudieras~pudieres | pudiera~pudiere | pudiéramos~pudiéremos | pudierais~pudiereis | pudieran~pudieren | |
yo | tu | él~elli/-a/-o | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | ellos/-es | ||
Subjunctive | Present | pueda puea |
puedas pueas |
pueda puea |
podamos | podáis | puedan puean |
Imperfect preterite | pudiera~pudiere | pudieras~pudieres | pudiera~pudiere | pudiéramos~pudiéremos | pudierais~pudiereis | pudieran~pudieren | |
yo | tu | él~elli/-a/-o | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | ellos/-es | ||
Potential | Future | podré | podrás | podrá | podremos | podréis | podrán |
Conditional | podría | podríes | podría | podríamos~podríemos | podríais~podríeis | podríen | |
- | tu | vusté | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | vustedes | ||
Imperative | pue | vamos poder | podéi |
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan poder, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from Latin potens, present participle of possum, posse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
poder (first-person singular present puc, past participle pogut)
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | poder | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | podent | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | pogut | poguda | |||||
plural | poguts | pogudes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | puc | pots | pot | podem | podeu | poden | |
imperfect | podia | podies | podia | podíem | podíeu | podien | |
future | podré | podràs | podrà | podrem | podreu | podran | |
preterite | poguí | pogueres | pogué | poguérem | poguéreu | pogueren | |
conditional | podria | podries | podria | podríem | podríeu | podrien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | pugui | puguis | pugui | puguem | pugueu | puguin | |
imperfect | pogués | poguessis | pogués | poguéssim | poguéssiu | poguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | pugues | pugui | puguem | pugueu | puguin |
Noun[edit]
poder m (plural poders)
References[edit]
- “poder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.
Verb[edit]
poder (first-person singular present podo, first-person singular preterite puiden, past participle podido)
- can (to be able)
- first-person singular personal infinitive of poder
- third-person singular personal infinitive of poder
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | poder | ||||||
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gerund | podendo | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | podido | podidos | |||||
feminine | podida | podidas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | podo | podes | pode | podemos | podedes | poden | |
imperfect | podía | podías | podía | podiamos | podiades | podían | |
preterite | puiden | puideches | puido | puidemos | puidestes | puideron | |
pluperfect | puidera | puideras | puidera | puideramos | puiderades | puideran | |
future | poderei | poderás | poderá | poderemos | poderedes | poderán | |
conditional | podería | poderías | podería | poderiamos | poderiades | poderían | |
subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | poida | poidas | poida | poidamos | poidades | poidan | |
preterite | puidese | puideses | puidese | puidésemos | puidésedes | puidesen | |
future | puider | puideres | puider | puidermos | puiderdes | puideren | |
imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
affirmative | — | pode | poida | poidamos | podede | poidan | |
negative | — | poidas | poida | poidamos | poidades | poidan | |
personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
poder | poderes | poder | podermos | poderdes | poderen |
Further reading[edit]
- “poder” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan poder, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.
Verb[edit]
poder
- to be able to; can
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | poder | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | podent | ||||||
past participle | pogut | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el/ela | nosautres nos |
vosautres vos |
eles/elas | |
present | pòdi | pòdes | pòt | podèm | podètz | pòdon | |
imperfect | podiái | podiás | podiá | podiam | podiatz | podián | |
future | poirai | poiràs | poirà | poirem | poiretz | poiràn | |
preterite | poguèri | poguères | poguèt | poguèrem | poguèretz | poguèron | |
conditional | poiriái | poiriás | poiriá | poiriam | poiriatz | poirián | |
subjunctive | ieu | tu | el/ela | nosautres nos |
vosautres vos |
eles/elas | |
present | pòsca | pòscas | pòsca | poscam | poscatz | pòscan | |
imperfect | poguèsse | poguèsses | poguèsse | poguèssem | poguèssetz | poguèsson | |
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres vos |
— | |
— | pòsca | — | poscam | poscatz | — | ||
Old Occitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse. Compare Old French poeir.
Noun[edit]
poder m (oblique plural poders, nominative singular poders, nominative plural poder)
- power (ability; capability)
Verb[edit]
poder
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “posse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 90, page 233
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun:
Verb:
Noun[edit]
poder m (plural poderes)
- power (the ability to coerce, influence or control)
- O rei do Reino Unido tem pouco poder.
- The king of the United Kingdom has little power.
- (chiefly geopolitics) power (a powerful organisation, especially a country)
- Os poderes mundiais se reuniram.
- The world powers got together.
- possession; Only used in em poder de
- (politics) power (branch of the government)
- Quem lida com isso é o poder judiciário.
- The branch that deals with this is the judiciary.
- power (extraordinary quality)
- Essa vacina tem o poder da cura.
- This vaccine has the power of cure.
- (science fiction) power; superpower (supernatural ability)
- Meu poder favorito é o teletransporte.
- My favourite power is teleportation.
Quotations[edit]
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:poder.
Synonyms[edit]
- (powerful organisation): potência
- (possession): posse
- (extraordinary quality): virtude
- (superpower): superpoder
Verb[edit]
poder (first-person singular present indicative posso, past participle podido)
- (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be able to; can (to have the ability to)
- Eu posso arrumar isso.
- I can fix this.
- (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to)
- Não podem ficar no pátio.
- You can’t stay in the patio.
- (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) can; could (indicates possibility)
- O montanhista podia cair a qualquer momento.
- The climber could fall at any moment.
- (transitive with com) to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand)
- Ninguém pode comigo!
- No one can take me on!
- (informal, intransitive) to be allowed
- Comer aqui pode.
- Eating here is allowed.
- (informal, intransitive) to be available for a meeting or appointment
- Eu posso terça.
- I'm available on Tuesday.
Conjugation[edit]
Quotations[edit]
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:poder.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to have the ability to): conseguir
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse. Cognate with English power, Catalan and Portuguese poder, French pouvoir, Italian potere, Romanian putea.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
poder m (plural poderes)
- power, reign
- authorization
- proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
Verb[edit]
poder (first-person singular present puedo, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)
- to be able, can
- ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana?
- Could you come with me tomorrow?
- No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso.
- You can't go out since you're not allowed.
- No puedo hablar francés.
- I can't speak French.
- (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality
- ¿Te podés el número de tu prima?
- Do you know your cousin's phone number?
- Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores.
- As a coach, I must know my players really well.
Usage notes[edit]
This verb is replaced with saber or ser capaz de for use with skills (as in to know how to do something) and omitted when relating to verbs of sense.
- "You can do it." – Puedes hacerlo. (uses poder)
- "She can swim." – Ella es capaz de nadar. (uses ser capaz de)
- "I can see it." – Lo veo. (omitted)
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | poder | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | pudiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | podido | podida | |||||
plural | podidos | podidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | puedo | puedestú podésvos |
puede | podemos | podéis | pueden | |
imperfect | podía | podías | podía | podíamos | podíais | podían | |
preterite | pude | pudiste | pudo | pudimos | pudisteis | pudieron | |
future | podré | podrás | podrá | podremos | podréis | podrán | |
conditional | podría | podrías | podría | podríamos | podríais | podrían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | pueda | puedas | pueda | podamos | podáis | puedan | |
imperfect (ra) |
pudiera | pudieras | pudiera | pudiéramos | pudierais | pudieran | |
imperfect (se) |
pudiese | pudieses | pudiese | pudiésemos | pudieseis | pudiesen | |
future1 | pudiere | pudieres | pudiere | pudiéremos | pudiereis | pudieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | puedetú podévos |
pueda | podamos | poded | puedan | ||
negative | no puedas | no pueda | no podamos | no podáis | no puedan |
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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